<p><b>THE TOP FIVE <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>BESTSELLER<br><br><u>A BOOK OF THE YEAR<br></u>ROUGH TRADE, <i>THE TIMES</i>, <i>ROLLING STONE</i>, </b><b><i>CLASH,</i><i>MOJO</i>, <i>UNCUT</i></b><br><br><font><b>The memoir of international music icon Richard Thompson, co-founder of the legendary folk rock group Fairport Convention.</b></font><br><br>''I encourage everyone to read this wonderful book.''<br><b>ELVIS COSTELLO</b><br><br>''Thompson could be said to be an English Dylan ¿ only in some ways he''s even better than that.''<br><b><i>GUARDIAN</i></b><br><br>Richard Thompson came of age during an extraordinary moment in 1960s Britain ¿ as music began to reflect a great cultural awakening, the guitarist and songwriter co-founded Fairport Convention, ushering in the era of folk rock. An intimate memoir of personal discovery and creative intensity, <i>Beeswing </i>vividly captures the life of an international music icon in a world on the cusp of change<br><br>''Gripping . . . A qu